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News: Shimano Slashes Prices on Components
Bicycle Retailer reports that Shimano has slashed wholesale and retail prices on many components above the SLX level, although price cuts aren’t uniform across the board. Changes in prices range from a 1 percent increase to a 40 percent decrease. The changes have reportedly been made to allow local bike shops to compete more directly …
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Introducing the Wittson Custom Ti Cycles Bestia 29er
With the 2016 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Sacramento, CA, coming up at the end of the month, we’ve been getting plenty of press releases from companies that will be attending. This one from Wittson Custom Ti Cycles in Lithuania really stood out. Regular readers will know that I’m already a sucker for a hardtail …
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Breaking News: SRAM Announces Entry-Level 1×11 Drivetrain: The NX1
With the release of SRAM’s GX drivetrain last year we finally exclaimed, “Ah, now 1×11 is actually affordable!” And that is undoubtedly still the case for that drivetrain: GX offers an incredible value for the money, and will serve most any rider well for a very long time. Just read Aaron’s in-depth review for evidence. While GX …
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Native Eyewear Hardtop Ultra XP Review
Native Eyewear has long been a purveyor of quality sunglasses for adventurous outdoor pursuits. As a lifelong outdoor enthusiast as well as a dedicated mountain biker for the last 15 years (who goes through shades like most people go through tires–at least one pair a season), it’s rather surprising I’ve never owned a Native product. Since the …
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SQlab 611 Active Saddle Review: Rider Tested, Urologist Approved
“Performance based ergonomics.” Perhaps just another way of saying, “If the shoe fits, wear it.” And if the bike fits, rip it! Yet there’s something very sexy in the suggestion of “ergonomic.” When we think of the term, we think: form-fitting, comfortable, an extension of our body, something God Himself would have created in The Beginning if …
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